The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated four New York counties primary natural disaster areas, and 10 other contiguous counties — including Cortland — eligible for assistance …
DRYDEN – Look in the trash cans of the Dryden High School cafeteria: You’ll find 5,000 plastic forks, tossed away every month. Students will soon reduce that number to zero, said …
Pie is often considered an essential dessert at many Thanksgiving celebrations. But why pie, and not cake, cookies, or other sweets? Pie certainly wasn’t part of any feast with the Pilgrims and …
The New York Tree Crops Alliance is coming out of its shell and hopes its products are something you’ll go nuts over. Cortland County agriculture is a lot of dairy, corn and soy – …
State Sen. Lea Webb presented a proclamation this week to Francis Riter of Homer for his service in the military, during a veterans resource fair in Homer. “I am thrilled to host this …
As the temperature outside continues to fall, we may notice something other than leaves and snow covering the ground. Pine cones of all shapes and sizes are not just decorating festive arrangements …
Cortland Wastewater Superintendent Bruce Adams says he brings a small-town perspective to his new role as a member of the Water Environment Federation’s National Wastewater Surveillance System …
We often look to nature for signs to help predict what type of weather is on the horizon and seemingly, everything has a story to tell. The water level in swamps alludes to when the snow will stay; a …
Nearly six years after the Cortland County Legislature instituted flow control measures at the county landfill, a legislature committee is working to hire a flow control officer to enforce the law. …
GROTON — An application is expected to be filed Thursday for a 160-megawatt solar power generation facility on the Groton-Lansing border, according to the company planning the largest solar project in the greater Cortland area.